AMES, Iowa--DeAntrious R. Mitchell, 20, 4422 Friley Hall,
Iowa State University, was arrested at 1:35 p.m. Monday, Nov.
4, 1996, by Iowa State University Department of Public Safety
officers on a charge of "false reports to public safety
entities," a serious misdemeanor under the Iowa Code.

The charge was filed by the Story County Attorney's Office as
a result of an investigation into Mitchell's report that he
was assaulted by a group of at least eight white males on the
west side of the ISU campus Oct. 18. Investigators said
Mitchell confessed to filing a false report.

The investigation involved ISU DPS, the Iowa Division of
Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the Story County Attorney's Office and the Iowa Medical
Examiner's Office.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of a fine of up to
$1,000 and imprisonment of up to one year. Bond was set at
$650.